Prices at 5 hospitals in Boston, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $177 — 23% below the US median ($231), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center | Boston, MA | $130 | $161 | — | — | — |
| Arbour Hospital | Boston, MA | $170 | $45 | — | — | — |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA | $177 | $147 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $296 | $259 | ★ 5/5 | 288 min | — |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $296 | $257 | ★ 5/5 | 300 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $177 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $254 list price could save about $76 (30%).
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Doctors who perform this in Boston
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Vinson, L.I.C.S.W | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 1,048 |
| Christina Mesa, LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 646 |
| Anmir Agresar-Donate, MD | Psychiatry | Boston, MA | 540 |
| Callie Armstrong, LICSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 449 |
| Dorian Mintzer, PH.D. | Psychologist, Clinical | Boston, MA | 401 |
| Amanda Reed, LICSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 400 |
| Robert Knauz, PHD | Psychologist, Clinical | Boston, MA | 310 |
| Allison Feeley, LICSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 298 |
| Alicia Ventresca, PSYD | Psychologist, Clinical | Boston, MA | 275 |
| Tina Holland, LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Boston, MA | 252 |
| Rachel Ishikawa, PH.D. | Psychologist, Clinical | Boston, MA | 248 |
| David Bullis, PHD | Psychologist, Clinical | Boston, MA | 242 |
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